Securities Law

SEC Charges Three Individuals in the New York Metropolitan Area for Perpetrating a $120 Million Pre-IPO Fraud Scheme

September 30, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged John LoPinto, Robert Wilkos, and Laren Pisciotti for their roles in a fraudulent scheme involving investments in pre-IPO private companies. The SEC also charged several companies owned and/or… Full report at: Read More

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Advisory Firm Marathon Asset Management Charged with Policies Failures Regarding Potential Receipt of Confidential Information from Ad Hoc Creditors’ Committees

September 30, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against registered investment adviser Marathon Asset Management LP for failing to establish, maintain, and enforce written policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent the… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Olayinka Oyebola and His Accounting Firm With Aiding and Abetting Massive Fraud

September 30, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Olayinka Oyebola and his Public Company Accounting Oversight Board-registered accounting firm, Olayinka Oyebola & Co. (Chartered Accountants), with aiding and abetting a massive securities fraud… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Monitoring Impact of Hurricane Helene on Capital Markets

September 27, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is closely monitoring the impact of Hurricane Helene on investors and capital markets. The SEC divisions and offices that oversee companies, accountants, investment advisers, mutual funds, brokerage firms, transfer… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Entities Operating Crypto Asset Trading Platform Mango Markets for Unregistered Offers and Sales of the Platform’s “MNGO” Governance Tokens

September 27, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed settled charges against Mango DAO and Blockworks Foundation for engaging in the unregistered offer and sale of crypto assets called “MNGO” tokens. The SEC also settled charges against Blockworks… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges U.K. Citizen in Hacking and Trading Scheme Involving Five U.S. Public Companies

September 27, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against U.K. citizen Robert B. Westbrook for hacking into the computer systems of five U.S. public companies to obtain material nonpublic information about their corporate earnings and using… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Cassava Sciences, Two Former Executives for Misleading Claims About Alzheimer’s Clinical Trial

September 26, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced Cassava Sciences, Inc., its founder and former CEO, Remi Barbier, and its former Senior Vice President of Neuroscience, Dr. Lindsay Burns, will pay more than $40 million to settle charges related to… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges DraftKings with Selectively Disclosing Nonpublic Information Via CEO’s Social Media Accounts

September 26, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged DraftKings Inc. with selectively disclosing material, nonpublic information to investors who followed or otherwise viewed the company CEO’s social media accounts without disclosing that same… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Levies More Than $3.8 Million in Penalties in Sweep of Late Beneficial Ownership and Insider Transaction Reports

September 25, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against 23 entities and individuals for failures to timely report information about their holdings and transactions in public company stock. Two public companies were also charged for… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Merrill Lynch and Harvest Volatility Management for Ignoring Client Instructions

September 25, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Harvest Volatility Management LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. for exceeding clients’ designated investment limits over a two-year period beginning in March 2016… Full report at: Read More

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